Joceia "Jody" Newton

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in The Church at Quail Creek. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Joceia was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Atlus, Okla., to Joseph and Ennie Mae Dolan. She attended Amarillo High School until her graduation in 1946. She married the love of her life, Samuel C. Newton, shortly after her graduation and remained married for 53 years until his death in December 2000.

Joceia was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church "The Church at Quail Creek." She was a great scratch cook and was known most of all for her cakes and famous Denver biscuits. She enjoyed playing canasta every Friday afternoon with her friends. Joceia was a devout Christian and always thought of everyone before herself. She sold Avon for many years and even was a presidential award winning member for doing so. She loved to watch her grandchildren play sports and was an avid Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers fan. More than anything, she loved her family.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Ennie Doland and a sister, Jackie Pond.